What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinician position at HeartShare Human Services of New York?
Description
The Intake Clinician will provide clinical intakes to our foster care population and their families. The intake clinician will also carry a small caseload of clients.
Responsibilities: 29I; Intake Coordinator
What we offer once YOU join our growing family:
At HeartShare we offer a comprehensive benefit package based on full-time/part-time status. You can expect:
About HeartShare
Who WE ARE:
For over one hundred years, HeartShare has dedicated itself to improving the lives of people needing special services and support. The HeartShare team, now 2,100 employees and growing, helps individuals develop to their fullest potential and lead meaningful and enriched lives.
The Intake Clinician will provide clinical intakes to our foster care population and their families. The intake clinician will also carry a small caseload of clients.
Responsibilities: 29I; Intake Coordinator
- Complete assessments, screenings, and treatment evaluations for youth entering into the facilities care or provide updated assessments for youth already in care. Complete client intakes in office and/or virtual
- After completion of initial assessments, complete referrals when appropriate for services such as outpatient mental health (external or internal), comprehensive psychological exams, educational services, medication management, or other specialty services
- Work in close collaboration with Care Coordination, Case Planning, & other Admirative teams to assure families attend scheduled appointments
- Attend weekly supervision with Clinical Supervisor
- Attend team meetings with the 29I interdisciplinary team to address monthly attendance rates and practice updates
- Follow-up with the foster care clinical and administrative team to ensure all clients in care complete required evaluations and ensure follow up on referrals
- Any other duties as assigned
- Maintain a small caseload of clients
- Provide clinical updates when necessary and appropriate for the case planning team
- Work in close collaboration with Case Planning & Foster Parents to assure families attend scheduled sessions
- Create and continuously update treatment plans for each client within your caseload
- Properly document and complete clinical notes for each attended session
- Provide monthly summaries regarding each client’s progress/attendance via Connections
- Attend weekly group supervision meetings
- Complete mandatory trainings related to job performance and share clinical knowledge with others to enhance the team's
- clinical perspective
- Any other duties as assigned.
- Master's degree in social work
- Minimum master’s degree with a minimum of 2 years’ experience in children's mental health, addiction, and/or foster care/child welfare/juvenile justice.
- FULLY licensed mental health counselors in NY State only (LMHC).
- Be able to complete Mandated Reporting self-directed online training
- Have experience working with children and young adults
What we offer once YOU join our growing family:
At HeartShare we offer a comprehensive benefit package based on full-time/part-time status. You can expect:
- Paid time off (holidays, vacation in accordance with school calendar, sick and personal)
- Professional development opportunities
- Team environment
- Medical and dental benefits
- Employer-paid life insurance
- Optional insurance (life, disability, etc.)
- 403(B) retirement plans
- Flexible spending account (dependent care, medical, parking, and transit)
- Employee assistance program
About HeartShare
Who WE ARE:
For over one hundred years, HeartShare has dedicated itself to improving the lives of people needing special services and support. The HeartShare team, now 2,100 employees and growing, helps individuals develop to their fullest potential and lead meaningful and enriched lives.
